*Will not repeat, sry, but I am sick and tired. of repeating all this.*

Ch6. Cont. He is Alive? Back into the Past

"Hey, um Hikaru?" Eagle questioned when they got out of the elevator, breaking the silence. "Hikaru?" He questioned, seeing that Hikaru was still in thoughts.

"Wha... what? Sorry," Hikaru said scratching her head.

"It's ok, um I have a question." Eagle started, but stopped when they went in to the room with the fountain in the forest type thing. There seemed to be some form of movement, but when they went in there, what ever it was, wasn't there anymore. It was really quiet until one bird chirped, and there was more noise. Then, making sure no one was there, Eagle started again, but he was wrong. There was someone else in that room. It was Kei. She was sitting on the fountain, but moved as soon as they came in. She was now hiding on the very top of a tree, out of site. "Um. I was wondering. You love Lantice, right?" He asked.

Surprised, Hikaru took a while to answer. Then she answered, "Oh, um, yes, but I love everyone equally though."

"I mean, you know what I mean." Eagle looked embarrassed. Kei watched with sad eyes.

"Well. I don't know, I think I love him, if it's what you mean." Hikaru answered.

"Do you think there is a chance?" Eagle asked.

"What?" Hikaru asked, now looking straight at him. "What chance?"

"Um, to beat Lantice." Eagle said. "I really like you, Hikaru." He looked away.

"Oh, um" Hikaru stammered. "I really. don't know."

"Tell me the answer later, let's just look for Kei." As Eagle said this, he walked out. "She's not here, as you can tell."

"Yeah, but before we leave, I have to tell you something also." Hikaru answered. Kei, seeing that they turned their backs, left the place with no sound, not wanting to hear anymore of their conversation. "I think that. I'm sorry, but I like Lantice..."

"Oh, it's ok." Eagle said, looking depressed.

"Besides, I think that you don't really love me, as much as Lantice does." Hikaru tried to finish the rest, but Eagle cut her off.

"Sorry, but let's just go, ok?" Eagle was walking away.

"Wait!" Hikaru chased after him, and they didn't have any conversation for the rest of the search.

Kei was walking the other side of the hall of where they went, deep into thought. She was very mad at the conversation she was listening to. Eagle is a little slow to catch things up, but he usually can figure out if anyone is watching him or not easily. Kei had taught him that. He didn't notice because he was all into the proposal thing.

"Oh, that makes me soooo mad!" Kei grumbled to herself. "He can be attacked any time they want to when he is with Hikaru." Then she stopped walking, for when she noticed, she was on a different level. "Oh, damm it. I was going to go back there so I can relax after they leave." Then, she heard a noise behind her. Then something hugged her from the back.

"Gotcha!" It was Geo. "We were looking for you! Where were you? You need to get back to the meeting room so you can tell us about the jewels and all."

"Oh, right. I'll go back." Hikaru said in a dense voice.

"Hey, why didn't you see us? Like you usually do, or sense us, at least." Zazu asked who was catching up to Geo, who apparently abandoned him.

"I.don't know." Hikaru said. 'Oh, now I'm not thinking! I didn't notice them.' She thought. "Well let's go." She started to walk back, but then she realized something. "Oh! I forgot!"

"What?" Geo asked.

"I forgot my hairclip on the fountain!" Kei said. "I'm gonna go get it.

"Wait, I think Eagle's got it. He went down there to look for you, you know. He suggested to look for you in pairs." Zazu informed her.

"Only to be alone with Hikaru so he can tell her..." Kei grumbled to herself and stopped. She didn't want to know the rest.

"What did you say?" Geo asked.

"Oh, nothing." Kei said. "I really don't think he got it, I'm gonna go get it."

"I'll come with you." Geo said. "Zazu, go tell the others we found her." At this, Zazu gave Geo a thumbs up and ran off.

"What was that for?" Kei questioned.

"Oh, nothing." Geo said. He looked at her. She looked as if something hit her inside, and it was starting to grow in her. "Are you ok?"

"What?" Kei asked, looking at him.

"Oh, I mean, you look like something just hit you." Geo said looking concerned.

"Well." Kei started, but stopped. "Nothing." She didn't want Geo to know her feelings right then. She didn't want anyone to know. Sensing this, Geo didn't ask anymore questions. They walked in silence till they were in the room with the fountain. "Oh, there it is!" Kei walked over to the fountain and picked up her white cross-shaped hairpin.

"So, you still like that spot, huh?" Geo said. "You always sat there after we came here."

"Yeah, it's my favorite spot. I always come here to relax." Kei said, who was now sitting down, putting her hairpin on to keep her side bangs from falling.

"He, hey, when you are coming here, at least give me a warning, ok? So I can come here with you." Geo said, who walked over and sat down next to her.

"And why should I?" Kei asked in a joking manner. "As if I will."

"Hey! What's that supposed to mean?" Geo said.

"No.thing." Then Kei collapsed on the floor unconscious.

"Kei!" Geo said, kneeling down to pick her up.

"Kei?" Eagle came running in with Hikaru.

"Kei!" Hikaru said. "What's wrong?" Kei was breathing heavily, like she was in a very bad fever.

"What's wrong?" Everyone was coming in, Cleff, Lantice, Ferio, Fuu, Umi, Plecea, Karudina, Ascott, everyone.

"I don't know." Eagle said as he put his cloak on her to keep her warm. "I don't know."

*Ok, I have a question. I can only do like bits of my story a day, and I want to know if you want 1 big fanfic in 5~4days, or short fanfic everyday or 2. E-mail me or plz leave a review.*